1973 Australian Grand Prix

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1973 Australian Grand Prix
Race 4 of 5 in 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship
Race details
Date 4 November 1973
Official name XXXVIII Australian Grand Prix
Location Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.1 km (1.92 mi)
Distance 52 laps, 161.2 km (99.84 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Elfin-Repco Holden
Time 1'01.2
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet
Time 1'02.6
Podium
First
McRae-Chevrolet
Second
Elfin-Repco Holden
Third
Lola-Repco Holden

The 1973 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars,[1] the former class incorporating Formula 5000 cars. It was held on 4 November at Sandown[2] and was the second AGP in a row to be held at that circuit.

It was the thirty eighth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round four of the 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship. Defending winner Graham McRae won his second AGP ahead of John McCormack and Johnnie Walker.[3]

Classification[]

Results as follows:[3]

Qualifying[]

Pos No.[4] Driver Car Entrant[4] Qual Gap
1 3 Australia John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 1:01.2 —
2 25 Australia Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Waker Motor Racing 1:01.4 +0.2
3 5 Australia Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Chesterfield Filter Racing 1:01.7 +0.5
4 1 New Zealand Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Graham McRae 1:01.8 +0.6
5 6 Australia Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 1:01.9 +0.7
6 14 Australia Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8[5] Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. 1:03.7 +2.5
7 2 Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 1:05.0 +3.8
8 16 Australia John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 1:05.1 +3.9
9 18 Australia Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob & Marj Brown 1:09.2 +8.0
10 19 Australia Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Grace Bros. Racing Team 1:10.6 +9.4
11 90 Australia Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L I4 B.B. Cameron 1:12.3 +11.1
12 31 Australia Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo 1:13.8 +12.6
13 38 Australia Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot 1:14.8 +13.6

Race[]

Pos No.[4] Driver Car Entrant[4] Laps Time
1 1 New Zealand Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Graham McRae 52 57m 54.8s
2 3 Australia John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 52 57m 56.5s
3 25 Australia Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Waker Motor Racing 50
4 14 Australia Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8[5] Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. 50
5 2 Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 49
6 16 Australia John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 49
7 18 Australia Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Bob & Marj Brown 46
8 90 Australia Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl B.B. Cameron 45
9 5 Australia Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Chesterfield Filter Racing 43
10 31 Australia Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo 41
NC 6 Australia Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 31
DNS 19 Australia Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Grace Bros. Racing Team
DNS 38 Australia Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot

Notes[]

  • Pole position: John McCormack – 1'01.2
  • Fastest lap: Graham McRae – 1'01.6[3]

References[]

  1. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1973, page 92
  2. ^ Cover, Official Programme, 38th Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, November 4, www.progcovers.com Retrieved 21 September 2020
  3. ^ a b c Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1973". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 370–378. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
  4. ^ a b c d Official Programme, 38th Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, November 4
  5. ^ a b Australian Grand Prix, Sandown Park, 4 Nov 1973, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 September 2020
Preceded by Australian Grand Prix
1973 		Succeeded by

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